糊 hú
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 米 — rice, millet, grain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
糊涂
hútu
muddled; confused
Characters in this word
涂 tú
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 余 surplus, remainder
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 面对亲属关系和公司利益的交叉问题，他不能再装糊涂。 Miànduì qīnshǔ guānxì hé gōngsī lìyì de jiāochā wèntí, tā bù néng zài zhuāng hútu. Faced with the overlap between family relationships and company interests, he can no longer pretend to be confused.
- 爷爷年纪大了，有时候有点糊涂，会忘记吃药。 Yéye niánjì dà le, yǒu shíhou yǒudiǎn hútu, huì wàngjì chī yào. Grandpa is getting on in years and is sometimes a little muddled, so he forgets to take his medicine.
- 这道题我越算越糊涂，不知道哪一步错了。 Zhè dào tí wǒ yuè suàn yuè hútu, bù zhīdào nǎ yí bù cuò le. The more I work on this problem, the more confused I get, and I do not know which step is wrong.
Related words
- 模糊 móhu blurry; unclear
- 含糊 hánhu vague; ambiguous
- 糊 hú to paste; to plaster; to stick on
- 一塌糊涂 yìtāhútú in a complete mess
- 涂 tú to apply; smear; paint
- 不知所措 bùzhīsuǒcuò to be at a loss; not know what to do
- 迟钝 chídùn slow-witted; dull; sluggish
- 不假思索 bùjiǎsīsuǒ without thinking; without hesitation
- 迟疑 chíyí hesitant; to hesitate
- 出人意料 chūrényìliào unexpected; beyond expectation
- 痴迷 chīmí to be obsessed with; to be infatuated with
- 多心 duōxīn to be oversensitive; to be suspicious